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It's been a relatively short time (4-6 Months) compared to the long time (Years) where I felt a game can pull you in and just let your imagination go. God of War for PS2 released earlier this year was a great action game and contained the perfect elements to pull you in and make you engrossed with the game from beginning to end. It was rare that I wanted to put the controller down for that game, and it's rare for Shadow of the Colossus as well. Not sure if anyone has checked out ICO from 4 years ago, but the same creators of that made "Colossus". SOTC's basic storyline is that you play the role of a boy trying to save a girl that has lost her soul. She looks to be pretty much dead, but you make your way to a temple where "The Powers That Be" aka The Gods of this game let you know that to bring a soul back is impossible, unless you were to take on the Colossi. The Colossi are a group of Huge/Gigantic/Gargantuan type beings that roam the land. Armed with only your horse, bow&arrow, and sword, you traverse the lands in search of these Colossi. Upon finding one, it's not just your usual hack&slasheasytokill boss fights. These beings are puzzles unto themselves. I've had a fight where trying to figure it out (without help from online or strat guide sources, trial and error etc) took me to about the 1-1.5 hour mark, and I wasn't bored or angry (maybe just a little), but I was so involved in bringing down this Colossus that I didn't even realize just how much time I put into it. It might not contain a huge amount of weapons, but the scenery and composition, let alone the story and soundtrack are just, gripping. If you guys/gals want a different taste and different experience, and would like to join the ride (and a great one it is!), I'd truly suggest picking it up. Shadow of the Colossus Homepage Not to mention it has the word Colossus in it, which is just cool... ~J _______________ Be honorable, be friendly, be trustworthy. Show respect to all whom you meet. Don't forget you learn when you win AND when you lose. Be the first to admit mistake AND the first to correct it. Be the shoulder for someone to lean on. Always remember those that sacrificed time to help you. Thank you Odan Wei, Vladarion, 3th, Moridin, n00b, Motrec, Faded, Leif, and Tido, you will not be forgotten as the ones to make you remember, it's all about fun... This post was edited by Janus on Oct 24 2005 05:45am. |
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Janus - Retired 
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Nice! Another on board! I'm playing through again with some of the "hidden" stuff, don't want to spoil anything for new folk to it. For those that haven't checked out the link above, do so! You won't be disappointed! _______________ Be honorable, be friendly, be trustworthy. Show respect to all whom you meet. Don't forget you learn when you win AND when you lose. Be the first to admit mistake AND the first to correct it. Be the shoulder for someone to lean on. Always remember those that sacrificed time to help you. Thank you Odan Wei, Vladarion, 3th, Moridin, n00b, Motrec, Faded, Leif, and Tido, you will not be forgotten as the ones to make you remember, it's all about fun... |
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Plo Koon - Student 
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Okay, so I just got Colossus in the mail. This game is amazing, it's so cool. When the first colussus appeared and the view zoomed in and you could move the camera around, it's so wild. It really is Colossus! _______________ Free Tibet! Click this link,and learn Here too This comment was edited by Plo Koon on Nov 04 2005 02:43am. |
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Axion - Student 
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It looks really good. It's really original too. _______________ Axion - Yeah. |
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Vasper Ba'xian - Student 
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looks awsome! _______________ Brother to: Tamal, Kavar, J.D.,Jermia, Devlin, Ulic, Xiabara, Seij,Tarron Mib,>>>ROCK ON  .My Spacescapes art page.My Everything Else art page. MY FAV. Jedi Are: Qui-Gon Jinn, Corran Horn, and Anakin Solo. Unofficial Master to Tamal. and Kavar. Founder of the Wuji Hundun Jian saber style. Proud owner of Tamal's 200th comment!//Proud owner of Refl3x's 300th comment!>>>Proud owner of Tyrant's 800th comment>>>Proud owner of Lucky's 170th comment>>>Proud owner of BDKawika's 444th comment>>>To except Existance is to except Reality.
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Monteeeeeee - Nugget 
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Music appears to be on par with Lord of the Rings scores, truly Epic, i really cant wait to play it _______________ If you add me to MSN, tell me who you are 
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Janus - Retired 
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Game's been beat as of this morning, all 16 have gone down. What a game, that's all I have to say! On top of that, I cracked open the strat guide to see what's left after beating, and there's like a gajillion more bonus features. Not sure when I'll start on that, but the game was nothing but impressive! _______________ Be honorable, be friendly, be trustworthy. Show respect to all whom you meet. Don't forget you learn when you win AND when you lose. Be the first to admit mistake AND the first to correct it. Be the shoulder for someone to lean on. Always remember those that sacrificed time to help you. Thank you Odan Wei, Vladarion, 3th, Moridin, n00b, Motrec, Faded, Leif, and Tido, you will not be forgotten as the ones to make you remember, it's all about fun... |
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Janus - Retired
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*shakes fist at Mor* No spoiling the fun Mor, now I know what to expect! *does the voice of the Wicked Witch of the West and flies away on the broom* _______________ Be honorable, be friendly, be trustworthy. Show respect to all whom you meet. Don't forget you learn when you win AND when you lose. Be the first to admit mistake AND the first to correct it. Be the shoulder for someone to lean on. Always remember those that sacrificed time to help you. Thank you Odan Wei, Vladarion, 3th, Moridin, n00b, Motrec, Faded, Leif, and Tido, you will not be forgotten as the ones to make you remember, it's all about fun... |
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Moridin - Student 
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13 and 14 down. 13 was a whole lot of fun, mixed fast horse chase with flying, very cool. _______________ Bros. with Janus, Leif, Motrec, Aiden, 3th, Zertz, Kenyon, and Vladarion. b00m! Banana Brother to Garos |
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Ash - Eats Babies 
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I finished 12 today. Whoa...that was awesome. Figuring out what to do made me feel like I could apply to Mensa. It was such a great fight I couldn't fight anymore today. _______________ "We keep odd hours...." ----------------------- They Live, We Sleep |
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Janus - Retired
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Quote: I finished 11 last night. If I wanted to, I could finish it tonight but I wanna take my time with it. I'll probably beat it this weekend. Be real slow with and treat it right. Like a lady. It feels great not having any strategy guides with this. It also feels great when you can kill one of em in like 5 mins because you're Superawesome McCool. Yeppers, did Moridin's 10 and Ash's 11 today. I know them down like 2 or 3 a day, that's fine by me. I like doing this when I'm into the game. Once I get out of any game, it's hard to jump back on the train for console games. Like a lady...Ash...I love you.... _______________ Be honorable, be friendly, be trustworthy. Show respect to all whom you meet. Don't forget you learn when you win AND when you lose. Be the first to admit mistake AND the first to correct it. Be the shoulder for someone to lean on. Always remember those that sacrificed time to help you. Thank you Odan Wei, Vladarion, 3th, Moridin, n00b, Motrec, Faded, Leif, and Tido, you will not be forgotten as the ones to make you remember, it's all about fun... |
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Ash - Eats Babies
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I finished 11 last night. If I wanted to, I could finish it tonight but I wanna take my time with it. I'll probably beat it this weekend. Be real slow with and treat it right. Like a lady. It feels great not having any strategy guides with this. It also feels great when you can kill one of em in like 5 mins because you're Superawesome McCool. _______________ "We keep odd hours...." ----------------------- They Live, We Sleep |
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Moridin - Student
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I've heard people say that 9 was really hard for them. It was pretty easy for me. I think it's just a matter of if you "see" the answer. Sometimes something can be easy but if you miss the cue, you're never going to figure it out. When I rode through the desert, I saw the geysers and thought, "oh, that's pretty neat." I even got off Agro and inspected them to see if you could interact with them at all. So when I encountered the Colossous, I noticed I couldn't climb him, and I thought "Geysers". After that it was just a matter of leading him on. Now ten...man. I never saw the weak point. I had a theory, and checked it out. Wrong wrong wrong. It's the only one I've had to go to a guide for. Let me know how you fared! _______________ Bros. with Janus, Leif, Motrec, Aiden, 3th, Zertz, Kenyon, and Vladarion. b00m! Banana Brother to Garos |
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Janus - Retired
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I'll be doing 10 when I get home from work this morning, finished off 9 last night, and he'd been the toughest since. No spoilers!  . I'll be hoping to finish the game off soon, if time permits. Still loving it, hasn't gotten a smidge old yet. _______________ Be honorable, be friendly, be trustworthy. Show respect to all whom you meet. Don't forget you learn when you win AND when you lose. Be the first to admit mistake AND the first to correct it. Be the shoulder for someone to lean on. Always remember those that sacrificed time to help you. Thank you Odan Wei, Vladarion, 3th, Moridin, n00b, Motrec, Faded, Leif, and Tido, you will not be forgotten as the ones to make you remember, it's all about fun... |
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Moridin - Student
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which one are you up to? I just finished off ten. So far that one has been the hardest for me. I couldn't figure out what to do- kept trying to run him into stuff. The lizard population has severely plumeted since I arrived in this strange country. _______________ Bros. with Janus, Leif, Motrec, Aiden, 3th, Zertz, Kenyon, and Vladarion. b00m! Banana Brother to Garos |
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Lucky Mintaka - Ex-Student 
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Looks pretty good _______________ Vasper Adept-1600 Comment Raydoe-150 comment Pink -Floyd 425 comment |
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Monteeeeeee - Nugget 
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not out in UK till feb, might need to HAXXXXOR IT ! _______________ If you add me to MSN, tell me who you are
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Janus - Retired
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Quote: BOOM this game rocks, I picked it up today. It only furthers the point, Janus, that you and I are long lost BOOm twins born at different times to different mothers, and you should come live in Alabama. I'm on my way... I've started to document the family tree and find the seperated at birth points Mor, I'll send you an IM when I get the info sorted out I want my own colossi...great game...great game... _______________ Be honorable, be friendly, be trustworthy. Show respect to all whom you meet. Don't forget you learn when you win AND when you lose. Be the first to admit mistake AND the first to correct it. Be the shoulder for someone to lean on. Always remember those that sacrificed time to help you. Thank you Odan Wei, Vladarion, 3th, Moridin, n00b, Motrec, Faded, Leif, and Tido, you will not be forgotten as the ones to make you remember, it's all about fun... |
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Moridin - Student
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BOOM this game rocks, I picked it up today. It only furthers the point, Janus, that you and I are long lost BOOm twins born at different times to different mothers, and you should come live in Alabama. _______________ Bros. with Janus, Leif, Motrec, Aiden, 3th, Zertz, Kenyon, and Vladarion. b00m! Banana Brother to Garos |
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Janus - Retired
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Yeah, as far as I can tell, it's PS2 only. Got to play against a couple more Colossi today, great battles, makes you finish up and actually put some umph and meaning into "Good Fight" . _______________ Be honorable, be friendly, be trustworthy. Show respect to all whom you meet. Don't forget you learn when you win AND when you lose. Be the first to admit mistake AND the first to correct it. Be the shoulder for someone to lean on. Always remember those that sacrificed time to help you. Thank you Odan Wei, Vladarion, 3th, Moridin, n00b, Motrec, Faded, Leif, and Tido, you will not be forgotten as the ones to make you remember, it's all about fun... |
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Monteeeeeee - Nugget
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ICO was made by Sony so im guessing it would only be for PS2 _______________ If you add me to MSN, tell me who you are
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Mic Den Octela - Student 
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Sounds/looks good. This only for PlayStation? _______________ -Padawan of Virtue -Brother of Menaxia, *|irael, Krynn Adept, Majno, Ris Win Juljul, DaMi3N, Beowulf, Dash Starlight, Carrock and Yuken Zalak Bartender at Munes bar. Sir Mic of Nippledom! Proudly beating Wang, since '07. (Crackdown) This comment was edited by Mic Den Octela on Oct 24 2005 04:11pm. |
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Plo Koon - Student
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through exploring, the videos on its site are just beautiful, this game looks really nice. _______________ Free Tibet! Click this link,and learn Here too |
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Masta - Jedi Council 
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Consoles bad. Masta cannot afford. Masta cry ='( Sounds like a cool game though. I would love to check it out but well...yea. _______________ Find out more about the Jedi Academy Aurochs here and more about Masta here! Married to Kain. |
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Janus - Retired
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Watching out for some new sealed Ico stuff on ebay right now, I'm definitely impressed with the results for this developer on "Colossus", and I've heard a lot of good things on Ico. Let me know what you think Montee. _______________ Be honorable, be friendly, be trustworthy. Show respect to all whom you meet. Don't forget you learn when you win AND when you lose. Be the first to admit mistake AND the first to correct it. Be the shoulder for someone to lean on. Always remember those that sacrificed time to help you. Thank you Odan Wei, Vladarion, 3th, Moridin, n00b, Motrec, Faded, Leif, and Tido, you will not be forgotten as the ones to make you remember, it's all about fun... |
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Monteeeeeee - Nugget
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ICO was a epic game and a absolutly awesome game, i was watching the producton of shadow of collosus for long time, i still need to grab it when i get paid, hope its as good as ICO if not better  _______________ If you add me to MSN, tell me who you are
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